diff --git a/sampleview.py b/sampleview.py
index 8d66bdcf2f338d74410c508a7038b9584483bf55..5302f98b4e3afb5afc09f276849cea3f36cfdd83 100644
--- a/sampleview.py
+++ b/sampleview.py
@@ -206,13 +206,14 @@ class SampleView(QtWidgets.QGraphicsView):
         Adds a new handler to the logger to create a log also in the dataset directory
         :return:
         """
-        logPath = os.path.join(self.dataset.path, 'gepardLog.txt')
-        self.logger.info(f'creating new log handler to path: {logPath}')
-        self.logger.addHandler(
-            logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
-                logPath, maxBytes=5 * (1 << 20), backupCount=10)
-        )
-        setDefaultLoggingConfig(self.logger)
+        if self.dataset.path != '':
+            logPath = os.path.join(self.dataset.path, 'gepardLog.txt')
+            self.logger.info(f'creating new log handler to path: {logPath}')
+            self.logger.addHandler(
+                logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
+                    logPath, maxBytes=5 * (1 << 20), backupCount=10)
+            )
+            setDefaultLoggingConfig(self.logger)
         
     def setupParticleEditor(self):
         """
diff --git a/specScan.py b/specScan.py
index 792cc7e6dcf9019403ea0b00b2d27fae87dff01a..d8bcf785842756a8fba34153763002a4cb9d3c08 100644
--- a/specScan.py
+++ b/specScan.py
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def getShortestPath(_points: np.ndarray) -> List[int]:
     :param _points: (N, 2) shape array of x, y coordinates
     :returns: list of indices of shortest path to visit all points
     """
-    print('SHORTEST PATH HERE')
     numPoints: int = _points.shape[0]
     shortestPath: List[int] = list(np.arange(numPoints, dtype=np.int))
     if numPoints >= 4:  # the tsp needs at least four points (swap of two pairs of points concurrently)
diff --git a/unittests/runAllTests.py b/unittests/runAllTests.py
index da71052206e86e11f9f47e365dc47aa91d453397..c44b316152cfb7281f6a12095147af2afb679eb5 100644
--- a/unittests/runAllTests.py
+++ b/unittests/runAllTests.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ imports work..). Then they have to be added to the allTests-List direclty below.
 
 import unittest
 import sys
+import inspect
 import os
 scriptFolder = os.path.realpath(__file__)
 gepardParentFolder = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(scriptFolder)))  # three levels up..
@@ -25,13 +26,18 @@ allTests: list = [TestCoordinateTransform, TestTSP, Test_FakeCamera, TestSimulat
 def makeTestSuiteRunnable(suite: unittest.TestSuite):
     """The unittests need a runTest-Method when called this way.
     Let's just create a fake one here on the fly.."""
-    def passMethod():
-        pass
+    def makeRunTestLambda(_testCase: unittest.TestCase):
+        return lambda: runTestStartWith_test_(_testCase)
+
+    def runTestStartWith_test_(_testCase: unittest.TestCase):
+        for methodName, method in inspect.getmembers(_testCase, predicate=inspect.ismethod):
+            if methodName.startswith("test_"):
+                method()
 
     for testCase in suite._tests:
         runMethod = getattr(testCase, "runTest", None)
         if not callable(runMethod):
-            testCase.runTest = passMethod
+            testCase.runTest = makeRunTestLambda(testCase)
 
 
 testSuite: unittest.TestSuite = unittest.TestSuite()
diff --git a/unittests/test_specscanui.py b/unittests/test_specscanui.py
index 846e0435a18ecd005410eb460eb49ce7fbd23321..457a8cc15c0e0ddfe1f7409cbd8597bcf9af4584 100644
--- a/unittests/test_specscanui.py
+++ b/unittests/test_specscanui.py
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 import unittest
-import sys
-from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
 from .testhelpers import getDefaultSampleview
 from ..gui.specscanui import SpecScanUI
 
-app: QtWidgets.QApplication = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
-
 
 class TestSpecScanUI(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         self.specScanUI: SpecScanUI = SpecScanUI(getDefaultSampleview())
         self.specScanUI.view.imparent.hide()
 
-    def testLayout(self) -> None:
-        self.specScanUI.show()
-        app.exec_()
-
-    def tearDown(self) -> None:
-        app.closeAllWindows()
\ No newline at end of file
+    def test_layout(self) -> None:
+        self.specScanUI.show()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/unittests/test_workModes.py b/unittests/test_workModes.py
index bf0a4eb639a1a89c451705d03a2cb17d36ade7f8..369093c1b8abc21894beffb9a03f55bca2a43ba2 100644
--- a/unittests/test_workModes.py
+++ b/unittests/test_workModes.py
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ class TestWorkModes(unittest.TestCase):
             def setImageCenter(self, center=None):
                 pass
 
+            def show(self):
+                pass
+
+            def hide(self):
+                pass
+
         sampleview = self.gepard.view
         sampleview.moveStageToPosition = MagicMock()
         self.modeHandler.detectMode.widget = FakeDetectViewWidget()